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The kalb ( Arabic: كَلْب, dog) of the sleepers of the cave (18:18–22) [ 15] The namlah ( Arabic: نَمْلَة, Female ant) of Solomon (27:18–19) [ 13] The nāqat ( Arabic: نَاقَة, she-camel) of Salih [ 25] The nūn ( Arabic: نُوْن, fish or whale) of Jonah [ 26] The ḥūt ( Arabic: حُوْت, large fish) of Moses.
Women in the Quran are important characters and subjects of discussion included in the stories and morals taught in Islam. Most of the women in the Quran are represented as either mothers or wives of leaders or prophets. They retained a certain amount of autonomy from men in some respects; for example, the Quran describes women who converted to ...
Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it. It includes Arabic, Persian, Ottoman, and Urdu calligraphy. [ 2][ 3] It is known in Arabic as khatt Arabi ( خط عربي ), which translates into Arabic line, design, or construction. [ 4]
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued several Eid postage stamps, across several years—starting in 2001—honoring "two of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha." Eid stamps were released in 2001–2002, 2006–2009, 2011, and 2013. They are also being issued as Forever Stamps.
Islam portal. v. t. e. Hājar ( Arabic: هَاجَر ), known as Hagar in the Hebrew Bible, was the wife [ 1] of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Ismā'īl ( Ishmael ). She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith.
Asiya bint Muzahim ( Arabic: آسِيَة بِنْت مُزَاحِم, romanized : Āsiya bint Muzāḥim) was, according to the Qur'an and Islamic tradition, the wife of the Pharaoh of the Exodus. [ 2][ 3] Asiya was the wife of Pharaoh and the adoptive mother of Moses, first mentioned in Surah Al-Qasas in the Quran, [ 3] identified as Bithiah ...
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱلدَّجَّالُ, romanized: al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, lit. 'Deceitful Messiah'), [1] otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God, appearing before the Day of Judgment according to the Islamic eschatological narrative.
Maryam[ 1] ( Arabic: مريم, Maryam; Arabic synonym of ' Mary ') is the 19th chapter ( sūrah) of the Qur'an with 98 verses ( āyāt ). The 114 chapters in the Quran are roughly ordered by size. The Quranic chapter is named after Mary, mother of Jesus ( ʿIsa, عیسی ), and the Virgin Mary in Christian belief.